A cylindrical or slightly tapered barrel, with or without flanges, for holding slubbings, rovings (q.v.) or yarns. (The term is usually qualified to indicate the purpose for which it is used, e.g....
Ajour is a term commonly used in the textile industry to describe a specific type of decorative openwork or cut-out pattern in fabrics. It refers to a technique where holes or voids are created in...
Decking is a term widely used in the textile industry to describe a specific process or technique of fabric construction. It involves the interweaving or interlocking of multiple yarns or fibers to...
A nonwoven fabric in which the fibres are held together by a bonding material. This may be an adhesive or a bonding fibre with a low melting point. Alternatively, the material may be held together by...
A woven fabric construction made by interlacing two or more sets of warp yarns with two or more sets of filling yarns. The most common double weave fabrics are made using a total of either four or...